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Mike Walsh attended Boston University, where he became a staffer for the Daily Free Press and earned a degree in journalism. His first professional job was at a public relations and advertising firm, writing press releases that appeared in the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, and New England Journal of Engineering. He later became a technical writer, writing and editing jet engine manuals. He relocated to Cincinnati and Florida, where he currently resides. He’s written and studied fiction for years at BU, the University of Cincinnati, and now Jacksonville, where he won the First Coast Writers Festival short story contest and had work published in the UK’s Twisted Tongue and Askew Reviews. He’s an active member of the Bard Society, Florida’s lonMike Walsh attended Boston University, where he became a staffer for the Daily Free Press and earned a degree in journalism. His first professional job was at a public relations and advertising firm, writing press releases that appeared in the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, and New England Journal of Engineering. He later became a technical writer, writing and editing jet engine manuals. He relocated to Cincinnati and Florida, where he currently resides. He’s written and studied fiction for years at BU, the University of Cincinnati, and now Jacksonville, where he won the First Coast Writers Festival short story contest and had work published in the UK’s Twisted Tongue and Askew Reviews. He’s an active member of the Bard Society, Florida’s longest-running writers’ workshop. His novel and dozens of short stories, most of them richly-layered mysteries, take place in New England. Mike and his wife Jean live in Florida with their three sons....more

Gypsy, the sequel to Ocean Park, just released by The Wild Rose Press at http://amzn.to/2kwT0sX First review is in!NetGalley PraiseCindy M, ReviewerHaving always had an interest in gypsies, their lifestyle and their customs / beliefs, I was immediately drawn to this book... and it didn't disappoint. The individual characters were exquisitely drawn, and insights into all things gypsy were icing...
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Steven Brown’s Redeeming the Dead is a masterpiece of characterization, layering, and good writing. Private Eye Winchester Young is a protagonist with more than his share of life challenges, surrounded by a suspect crowd of loyal helpers and lovers wSteven Brown’s Redeeming the Dead is a masterpiece of characterization, layering, and good writing. Private Eye Winchester Young is a protagonist with more than his share of life challenges, surrounded by a suspect crowd of loyal helpers and lovers who throw down complications and temptations at a breakneck pace. His moral code guides him, and the facts that he’s Mormon and an aspiring novelist who just secured a famous writer as a client make this mystery a page turner. Winch Young is reminiscent of Travis McGee, John D. McDonald’s legendary Fort Lauderdale boat bum/“salvage expert” (minus the Boodles gin—Mormons are teetotalers). Winch is built in the same mold, conflicted and imperfect. (As McGee says in Cinnamon Skin, “There are no hundred percent heroes.”) In some ways Brown bests McDonald with a more intricate story, along with an updated style.There’s a bit of Spenser (Robert Parker’s wise-cracking, introspective Boston PI) in Winch. Surrounded by doubters, scoundrels, and crooks, he bests his adversaries with his most powerful weapon—his wit. Finally, the crisp writing in Redeeming carries a hint of James Lee Burke’s Detective Dave Robicheaux, the erudite, unlikely philosopher whose inner monologue is pure poetry.Redeeming the Dead is a testament to the power of quality writing and plotting. The descriptions are hypnotic and sometimes intentionally so. Just when the reader is enjoying the tangy smell of salt air or the crisp sound of a clanging bell buoy, an outrageous accusation is made, or a clever seduction attempted.Redeeming’s plot unfolds nicely, the action is unexpected, and threads come together to form a satisfying ending. The beautiful, detailed descriptions of North Florida and historic St. Augustine are a bonus, a travel book in itself. The testament of a good novel is the memories it leaves, and this book leaves a lot. An unexpected murder, an escape scene in a howling storm, or the reenactment of a ritual at an ancient fort live on after the last page is turned, and that’s the product of good writing. Highly Recommended....more

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